Keys for success: Yankees

Keys for success: Yankees

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Like most teams, it's all about the pitching for the Yankees, and especially the starting pitching. Ace CC Sabathia had a sub-par year by his lofty standards (15-6, 3.38 ERA), and due to injury he made his fewest number of starts (28) since 2006. But he allowed just four total runs in his final 24 innings and will pace a rotation that is steady if not spectacular. The team has enough offensive firepower to blow past any opponent, but it has been spotty.

Like most teams, it's all about the pitching for the Yankees, and especially the starting pitching. Ace CC Sabathia had a sub-par year by his lofty standards (15-6, 3.38 ERA), and due to injury he made his fewest number of starts (28) since 2006. But he allowed just four total runs in his final 24 innings and will pace a rotation that is steady if not spectacular. The team has enough offensive firepower to blow past any opponent, but it has been spotty. (Rob Carr, Getty Images)

Like most teams, it's all about the pitching for the Yankees, and especially the starting pitching. Ace CC Sabathia had a sub-par year by his lofty standards (15-6, 3.38 ERA), and due to injury he made his fewest number of starts (28) since 2006. But he allowed just four total runs in his final 24 innings and will pace a rotation that is steady if not spectacular. The team has enough offensive firepower to blow past any opponent, but it has been spotty.